Successful Independence Requires Dependence

Performance Tip of the Week – July 6, 2011

As I mentioned last week, being an entrepreneur, even when you are just a one-man-or-woman-show does not mean that you have to go it alone — it pays to have a business buddy. In fact, achieving a the level of successful financial, emotional, and intellectual independence is an exercise in dependence.

If that sounds confusing, let me explain…

You were not born knowing everything. Getting to where you are today required you to learn and grow as a person. And much of that process involved the instruction, guidance, and shared wisdom of others.

Do you know what separates the good from the great?

The entrepreneurs who make it are those who never stop learning and growing personally and professionally. You might argue the fact that you did do it all on you own, and never asked anyone for help. Perhaps you didn’t outwardly seek assistance, but you can’t tell me that you completely isolated yourself from the information pipeline.

The truth is that we are surrounded by resources. At any point in time, you are accessing your history, or reading the newspaper, listening to the radio, downloading a podcast, absorbing a book, or watching TV to name a few. So even passively, you are gathering information on a daily, even hourly basis.

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Who is Dr. Reece?

With a competitive athletic background, a PhD in sport psychology and an understanding of what it’s like to be a woman in a man’s world, Dr. Reece has proven her tactics in the real world. Unlike “coaches,” Dr. Reece takes the guesswork out of getting women’s businesses from zero to launch and generating real results.

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This is no watered down or one size fits all kind of approach. Real women, who want to be competitive in business, need real answers with the right strategies and tactics to back them up. Dr. Reece shares her strategies and tactics as they relate to empowering women in the competitive business arena.